Texas Baseball Alumni Game Thread

[joeywa]

Happy Saturday, Seamheads.

Time for another season of UT Baseball, kicking off today with the Alumni Game.

I'll post here during the game and will be doing play-by-play on Twitter.

 

[joeywa]

 

[joeywa]

Madden looked very good on the hill in T1. 

Works around a 1 out single to retire the other 3 hitters, including 1 K.

Scoreless headed B1

 

[Aaron Carrara]

Haha.  Love #5’s Proper Name.

 

[Aaron Carrara]

This game wasn’t on TV last year was it??

 

[joeywa]

This game wasn’t on TV last year was it??

It was.  The Fall WS wasn't on TV this year. 

 

[joeywa]

B1 Horns get a 2 out walk, but can't do anything with it.

Scoreless thru 1 complete

 

[joeywa]

T2

Madden works out of a little trouble.  Alumni leaves 2 in scoring position

Scoreless headed B2

 

[joeywa]

Horns get a leadoff single from Petrinsky, and a walk, but again can't do much with it.

Scoreless thru 2 complete

 

[joeywa]

Alumni can't get anything working against Madden in T3

Scoreless headed B3

 

[joeywa]

Horns get a 1-out walk from Ford, but leave him stranded.  Great play by Travis Jones to rob Ellis of a line drive single at SS.

Scoreless thru 3 complete

 

[joeywa]

T4

Leadoff single by Reynolds is all the Alumni can muster against Madden.

Scoreless headed B4

 

[joeywa]

Horns get a leadoff single into RF from Todd to start B4, but a DP on a hit-and-run wipes that out.

Scoreless thru 4 complete

 

[joeywa]

In T5, Kam Fields comes in to pitch

Leadoff walk to Kingham and he scores

Alum up 1-0 headed B5

 

[joeywa]

B5 Horns go in order

Alumni 1

Horns 0

Thru 5 complete

 

[joeywa]

T6

New  P for Horns is Merryman

Alumni gets a leadoff single from Berrera, but can't get him home

Headed B6

Alumni 1

Horns 0

 

[joeywa]

B6

Sam Walbridge LHP in to pitch for Alumni

2-out walk for Ellis, but he gets stranded

Alumni 1

Horns 0

Thru 6 complete

 

[joeywa]

T7

Diaz in to pitch for Horns

Alumni get runnes on 1&2 but strand them.  Diaz works out of the spot.

Alumni 1

Horns 0

Headed B7

Y'all stretch

 

[joeywa]

B7

Bryant on to pitch for Alumni

Leadoff walk by Todd; bunted over to 2B

Bryant gets a K to end the game

Alumni win the 2020 matchup 1-0

Thanks for following along.  I saw a lot of good things from the Longhorn pitchers today in my first look.  Impressed with their command.  Hitting needs some work. See y'all in a couple of weeks.  Hook Em!